The Latest Breaking News from Watergate

On his last day in office, outgoing United States President Joe Biden issued a number of preemptive pardons essentially to protect some leading public figures and members of his own family from possible retaliation by Donald Trump. It was a novel and innovative use of the presidential pardon power.

His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office.

For tens of thousands of dollars, you can be treated to a whiskey tasting and driven around in an armoured Maybach

Washington Post reporter says he never made comments to James Comer published in the congressman’s new book

The outgoing president’s approval ratings are comparable to Richard Nixon, who resigned amid the Watergate scandal

House oversight chair James Comer claims in his new book that reporter made remark in private conversation

Carter was the calm in the storm: blunt, stubborn, smart and a victim of his own hubris

Correcting the misunderstood legacy of America's most underrated president

As a foreign correspondent, home was never a fixed location. I’ve finally learned it’s about who you share it with, writes the Classic FM presenter and former BBC journalist John Humphrys

There is no doubt that Wray understands the threat that Trump and his henchmen pose to the country and the world

The PM and other western leaders are cosying up to Beijing. If the president-elect imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, he will give Xi the upper hand